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HILLARY ESSIEN

Hillary Essien is a reporter with Peoples Gazette focusing on special reports and critical national news. She is a lawyer with 2 years of writing and reporting. Prior to working with The Gazette, Hillary served as an administrative assistant at a non-profit organisation focused on food security for children of low income households.She is on Twitter @Hillary_essien
April 11, 2022

More Nigerians aged 36 to 40 in U.S. prisons: Report

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has disclosed that half the number of Nigerians in its correctional facilities had been convicted and sentenced for fraud.

Prisoners in U.S. used to illustrate the story
April 11, 2022

Elon Musk rejects Twitter’s conditions to join board

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has decided against joining the board of directors for social media company Twitter.

Elon Musk and Twitter
April 9, 2022

NFT: Coffin Dance Meme sells for $1,047,806

The Coffin Dance meme originated from a viral video of the Ghanaian group of pallbearers.

Coffin Dance Meme
April 9, 2022

Rotimi Amaechi announces run for president

The former Rivers governor declared his ambition during a political rally underway at Port Harcourt Stadium.

Amaechi bags traditional title from Daura, to be turbaned February 5
April 9, 2022

Some Nigerians preferred prison in Poland than to return home: Abike Dabiri

Mrs Dabiri-Erewa mentioned that the students had been told of possible detention while the evacuation process was ongoing.

Abike Dabiri, a former aide of President Buhari and Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.
April 8, 2022

Nigeria overtakes Iraq as country with highest number of Islamic State attacks

Nigeria has 162 attacks claimed by the Islamic State, with Iran and Syria trailing behind at 120 and 77 attacks.

terrorists
April 8, 2022

Russia’s rocket attacks on train station killed 30 civilians: Ukraine

On Friday morning, Ukraine’s state railway company said the attack came as civilians attempted to evacuate to safer parts of the country.

April 8, 2022

Over half of Nigerians in our prisons jailed for fraud: U.S. Govt

“We urge you to stop corresponding with whoever sent the message, and please do not send any money to Nigeria,” the embassy warned U.S. citizens.

Obinwanne 'Invictus' Okeke
April 8, 2022

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19

The White House clarified that Mr Biden and Ms Pelosi had only “brief interactions over the course of the last two days.”

Nancy Pelosi. [PHOTO CREDIT: AP News]
April 8, 2022

U.S. Congress bans Russia’s oil, severs trade relations

The Senate voted 100-0 in favour of the measure removing Permanent Normal Trade Relations status for both Russia and Belarus.

U.S. Congress